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Head Of San Francisco Pride Steps Down

Thousands of people fill Market Street during the 39th annual San Francisco Pride parade June 28, 2009 in San Francisco. (David Paul Morris/Getty Images)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The head of the nonprofit that runs San Francisco’s Gay Pride Parade has resigned amid criticism that her organization failed to pay groups that helped with the event.

San Francisco Pride Executive Director Amy Andre announced she was stepping down this week. Twenty nonprofits hired to work beverage booths at this year’s event say San Francisco Pride owes them a total of $46,000.

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that Andre, who was working her first pride event, wrongly thought the groups were responsible for certain costs.

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I know one thing taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for these events. If having over a million poeple in the city that weekend, spending money & what not & they can’t turn a profit. It’s the same thing year in & year out. Change the way these thing are put on, come up with some ideas, instead of the same events every year!!!